The time is almost upon us for the Al-Sadd vs Al-Ittihad AFC Champions League Elite match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the teams have just been announced.
Here is the starting XI for Al-Sadd which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Sadd
Meshaal Barsham #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Qatar
Otávio, P
Boualem Khoukhi #16
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Bou Ismaïl, Algeria
Tarek Salman #5
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Pedro Miguel Deus Correia #2
Also known as Miguel
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Algueirão–Mem Martins, Portugal
Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel #20
Also known as Cláudinho
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Akram Afif #11
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Giovani
Firmino, R
Mújica, R
Soria, A
The team sheet line-up for Al-Ittihad has also been confirmed as follows:
Al-Ittihad
Predrag Rajković
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Negotin, Serbia
Kadesh, H
Keller, S
Pereira, D
Mario Mitaj
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 22
Al Shanqiti, M
Fabio Henrique Tavares
Also known as Fabinho
Midfielder
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Campinas, Brazil
Mahamadou Doumbia #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Houssem Aouar
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Lyon, France
Fernandes, R
Youssef En-Nesyri #19
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Fez, Morocco
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